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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have endorsed Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Fla.) to be the Democratic candidate for the Senate in one of the party's most competitive battles this cycle, according to Murphy's campaign.
The campaign sent a statement to The Huffington Post and other outlets on Wednesday morning that cited Obama's praise for Murphy's work on a range of issues and a statement from Biden calling him a champion for the middle class.
"The President, the Vice President and I share the same values and commitment -- strengthening Social Security and Medicare for our seniors, protecting a woman's right to choose, and growing Americas middle class," Murphy said, per the statement. "Over the past seven years, President Obama and Vice President Biden have been champions for Democrats and hardworking families across our country, and I am humbled and proud to receive their endorsement and campaign shoulder-to-shoulder with them for what we believe in."
The move snubs Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.), Murphy's more liberal rival for the Democratic nomination in Florida's Senate race. Coming the day after presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton largely dominated Super Tuesday primary contests against her rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), it also appeared to be a sign of the party's direction as the general election nears: coalescing behind candidates who are keen to talk about Obama's legacy rather than the revolution Sanders envisions and are more likely to appeal to voters beyond the Democratic base.
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djean111
(14,255 posts)I don't care about his personal issues - I want a senator - for one, because the other one, Nelson, is a DINO - who is going to vote for liberal legislation.
Murphy was GOP until 2012. If he wasn't a new Democrat Centrist DINO, some here would be denouncing him as too recent a Republican. I gues "Democrat" is a really bendy concept, eh?
There was no doubt about the endorsement - Hillary embraced him, even though he voted Yes on establishing the Benghazi committee. Them DINOs and Centrists stick together!
ornotna
(10,763 posts)Murphy is a wolf in sheep's clothing. I do not trust him to be working for my best interests.